No Facebook for Obamas

By Laura Haynes timesunion.com

Published 5:24 am, Friday, December 16, 2011

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This photo provided by the White House, taken Dec. 11, 2011, shows President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha, right, and Malia, center, sitting for a family portrait in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pete Souza, White House) less

This photo provided by the White House, taken Dec. 11, 2011, shows President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Sasha, right, and Malia, center, sitting for a family portrait in the ... more

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The president’s daughters, Melia and Sasha, may get all the books they want, but they’re banned from Facebook by Mom and Dad.

Gawker reports:

At a time when American parents help sneak their legally underaged kids onto Facebook, Sasha and Malia Obama are quite sensibly told to stay away from the social network.

Sasha, 10, isn’t legal for the site under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Malia, 13, is eligible, however. But daddy is having none of it. “Why would we want to have a whole bunch of people who we don’t know knowing our business?” the president asked People. “That doesn’t make much sense… We’ll see how they feel in four years.”

Here’s what wife Michelle Obama told NBC’s Matt Lauer about her kids and social networking way back in February:

“I’m not a big fan of young kids having Facebook,” said Obama. “It’s not something they need. It’s not necessary right now.”